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.jpg) Aquarius on Conch Reef, off the Florida Keys | |
| Established | July 23, 1986 |
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| Research type | Underwater research and ocean exploration |
| Location | Florida Keys, Florida 24°57′00″N 80°27′13″W / 24.95000°N 80.45361°W |
Operating agency | Florida International University |
| Website | aquarius |
The Aquarius Reef Base is an underwater habitat located 5.4 mi (8.7 km) off Key Largo in the Florida Keys National Marine Sanctuary, Florida, United States. It is the world's only undersea research laboratory and it is operated by Florida International University. It is deployed on the ocean floor 62 ft (19 m) below the surface and next to a deep coral reef named Conch Reef.
Aquarius is the only undersea research laboratory currently in operation, although the Marine Resources Development Foundation used to operate two additional undersea facilities, also located in Key Largo, Florida.[dubious – discuss] Aquarius was owned by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) and operated by the University of North Carolina Wilmington[1] until 2013 when Florida International University assumed operational control.[2]
Florida International University (FIU) took ownership of Aquarius in October 2014. As part of the FIU Marine Education and Research Initiative, the Medina Aquarius Program is dedicated to the study and preservation of marine ecosystems worldwide and is enhancing the scope and impact of FIU on research, educational outreach, technology development, and professional training. At the heart of the program is the Aquarius Reef Base.[3]
- ^ Shepard, Andrew N.; Dinsmore, David A.; Miller, Steven L.; Cooper, Craig B.; Wicklund, Robert I. (1996). "Aquarius undersea laboratory: The next generation". In: MA Lang, CC Baldwin (Eds.) the Diving for Science…1996, "Methods and Techniques of Underwater Research". Proceedings of the American Academy of Underwater Sciences (Sixteenth annual Scientific Diving Symposium). Archived from the original on September 13, 2009. Retrieved February 26, 2012.
{{cite journal}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ Ho, Leonard (January 15, 2013). "It's Official: Aquarius Reef Base still in business". Advanced Aquarist. Pomacanthus Publications. Archived from the original on July 17, 2017. Retrieved January 17, 2013.
- ^ Communications, Florida International University-Digital. "Medina Aquarius Program". environment.fiu.edu. Archived from the original on May 25, 2021. Retrieved May 25, 2021.
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